Soon after being moved to Table 10, Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 by Joseph Cheong in the small blind. After the big got out of the way, Gruissem moved all in for approximately 85,000 and Cheong made the call.
| Showdown |
Gruissem:  |
Cheong:   |
Gruissem was ahead with his big pocket pair and looking to dodge an ace, but he couldn't do it as the flop brought the 
. Both the turn and river blanked, and Cheong increased his stack to over a million while sending a tough competitor to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,150,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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Busted | |
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against Joseph Cehing's 
, but lady luck smiled on the latter with a 
flop. Neither the 
turn nor 
river would deliver salvation for Venckus, and he was eliminated from the tournament in 30th place.
board ensured Roberts' victory and Patel was sent home.
flop, but needed more in order to eliminate a tough opponent. The 
turn wasn't what he had in mind, and neither was the 
river. A recharged Frankenberger did a little dance in his seat and got ready for the next hand.
. Pergolizzi announced that he was all in for his last 198,000 and Cheong pondered his action.
for tens and sevens with an ace kicker. Pergolizzi quickly stood up from the table and walked away while Cheong added to his massive chip stack. This win puts Cheong in second place in the chip counts.
on the turn was a dagger through his heart. The pro was on his feet before the 
